| Edition |
1st Vanguard Press ed. |
| Description |
x, 245 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Give till it hurts / Donald E. Westlake -- Schemes and variations / George Baxt -- The theft of the rusty bookmark / Edward D. Hoch -- Murder for dummies / Ron Goulart -- As dark as Christmas gets / Lawrence Block -- The holiday fairy / Jeremiah Healy -- I saw Mommy killing Santa Claus / Ed McBain -- The grift of the Magi / S.J. Rozan -- My object all sublime / Anne Perry -- Christmas spirit / Michael Malone -- The lesson of the season / Thomas H. Cook -- Yule be sorry / Lisa Michelle Atkinson -- The long winter's nap / Rupert Holmes -- Cold reading / Charles Ardai -- The killer Christian / Andrew Klavan -- The 74th tale / Jonathan Santlofer -- What's in a name? / Mary Higgins Clark. |
| Summary |
Features over fifteen mystery short stories set during Christmas, with some of the action taking place at the editor's real-life Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. |
| Credits |
Otto Penzler, Donald E. Westlake, George Baxt, Edward D. Hoch, Ron Goulart, Lawrence Block, Jeremiah Healy, Ed McBain, S. J. Rozan, Anne Perry, Michael Malone, Thomas H. Cook, Lisa Michelle Atkinson, Rupert Holmes, Charles Ardia, Andrew Klavan, Jonathan Santlofer, Mary Higgins Clark. |
| Subject |
Mysterious Bookshop -- Fiction.
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Christmas stories.
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| Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery stories, American.
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Christmas stories, American.
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Short stories, American.
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Mystery.
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Mystery fiction.
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Short stories.
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| Added Author |
Penzler, Otto.
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| Added Title |
Theft of the rusty bookmark.
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Holiday fairy.
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Grift of the Magi.
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Lesson of the season.
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Long winter's nap.
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Killer Christian.
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74th tale.
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| ISBN |
9781593156176 |
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1593156170 |
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